Journalists Remember Wayne Barrett

He died yesterday at the age of 71.

When it was reported yesterday that investigative reporter Wayne Barrett had died at the age of 71, perhaps no sentiment better summed it up than this tweet from Jeff Greenfield.

Like Greenfield, many considered Barrett the ultimate authority on Trump’s dealings, and during the election and after many made the pilgrimage to his Brooklyn home to talk to him about the subject he knew so thoroughly.

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